PHILADELPHIA — Down two goals and certainly with their season on the line, the Flyers scored twice in the final seven minutes and change of the third period Sunday night to take the Washington Capitals to overtime. Once there, they wouldn’t be denied, if only because this game tends to breed ridiculous comeback stories.

Left for dead a few days ago, the Flyers are now two points out of a playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

Left for dead in the third period against the Caps, Ruslan Fedotenko completed this Easter resurrection with a goal 1:34 into overtime, giving the Flyers a 5-4 victory that might at least give them some pause about seeking some trade market help by Wednesday’s deadline.

Before Fedotenko shook Wells Fargo Center, it was Claude Giroux taking apart the Capitals. With his team having fallen behind by two goals, Giroux jumped on a power play chance and rifled a shot from out near the point past Caps goalie Braden Holtby with 7:11 left in regulation.

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Then with goalie Ilya Bryzgalov pulled, Giroux dominated the Caps’ defensive zone in the final minute, finally helping to get the puck to an open Kimmo Timonen, who drilled a slapshot with 9.5 seconds showing on the clock to gain the tie.

From there, it would only be more celebration that will be certain to re-stir playoff talk ... at least for a while.

For a while, it appeared Jakub Voracek had put the Flyers in a position from which they couldn’t recover.

It’s uncertain whether Voracek new that you’re not allowed to engage in a fight wearing a visor, but since Voracek never fights, it’s probably a good bet he didn’t know he was doing something so wrong when he tangled with Washington defenseman Steve Oleksy.

What appeared somewhat comical at first - Oleksy’s jersey was pulled over his head, enabling Voracek to pound away at him sight unseen - turned into another eye-closing moment for the Flyers in a season full of them.

With Oleksy emerging from his shirt bloodied about the head, Voracek was whistled for two additional minor penalties, instigating and “fight with a visor,” which gave the Capitals all the leeway they’d need to score consecutive power play goals and take a 4-2 lead.

Voracek’s penalties, which took him off the ice for much of the period due to a bonus 10- minute misconduct, paved the way for Washington’s Marcus Johansson to score at 6:22 and Alex Ovechkin to nail one at 6:48 of the third, as the Caps (16-18-1) assumed a two-goal edge.

Still, the Flyers weren’t done. The Flyers’ power play, which was top-ranked in the league (with Washington at No. 2) coming into the game, finally clicked on its fourth chance.

It did so because Giroux sent a screamer past Holtby. A near-miracle comeback was in progress.

The Caps dominated at the start, as the Flyers didn’t get a shot on goal until the game was 10:19 old.

The Caps took the lead on a Nick Backstrom goal 4:29 in, but the Flyers then got goals from Max Talbot (10:26) and Matt Read (14:55) to assume a 2-1 lead after one period.

They held that with appropriate stinginess in the second until Mike Green burst out of a penalty box behind defenseman Luke Schenn and newby Kent Huskins.

Green broke in free and beat Ilya Bryzgalov for 2-2 at 18:42 of the second. The Flyers, who lost Talbot to what appeared to be a skate cut in the second period, all but imploded after that. But they still had another comeback left.

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Before the game, new Flyers defenseman Kent Huskins might have been surpised to see his name written into the lineup.

Huskins, a veteran of more than 300 quiet NHL games who had played 11 of them with Detroit this season, hadn’t played in a game since Feb. 24. He went through 15 straight healthy scratches. Little wonder he welcomed a trade.

“I guess there were some whispers,” said Huskins, 33. “I’m excited to come to a situation where I get to play some games. That’s the big thing. I’m excited to come to a great organization like Philadelphia and be a part of things here.”

Despite not playing in such a long period of time, coach Peter Laviolette thought it wasn’t necessary to have Huskins go through as much as one full practice before suiting up Sunday night against the Capitals.